History

Ashburn was originally called Farmwell (variant names include Old Farmwell and Farmwell Station) after a nearby mansion of that name owned by George Lee III. The name "Farmwell" first appeared in George Lee's October 1802 will and was used to describe the 1,236 acre (5.0 km²) plantation he inherited from his father, Thomas Ludwell Lee II. A section of Farmwell plantation west of Ashburn Road, a 580-acre (2.3 km²) tract, was purchased in 1841 as a summer home by John Janney, a Quaker lawyer who nearly became Vice President of the United States. Janney called the property Ashburn Farm; the name's first known appearance in writing is 1870, when he sold the property. It is likely he named the farm after family friends whose name was "Ashburn".[7]

Subdivisions

The Ashburn area consists of many major and minor subdivisions such as Ashbrook, Ashburn Farm, Ashburn Village, the Courts and Ridges at Ashburn, Belmont Greene, Belmont Country Club, Brambleton, Broadlands and the Village of Waxpool.

Many of its residents commute into Washington, D.C. and the surrounding suburbs such as Tysons Corner and Reston to their places of employment.[10] The median household income as of 2009 was $100,719.[11] Median age in Ashburn is 31.6.[11] Ashburn's population is made up of 49% males and 51% females.[11] The racial makeup of the CDP is White (71%), Asian/Pacific Islander (14%), African American (8%), Hispanic (7%), and Other race (7%).[11] The total number of households accounted for in Ashburn was 22,555.[11] The median household size is 2.9 persons.[11] 98% percent of Ashburn residents have a high school degree.[11] Some 42 percent of Ashburn's population holds a four-year bachelor's degree;[11] 18 percent holds graduate degrees.[11]

Homeowners formed 80 percent of the population.[11] In addition, renters made up 13% of the population.[11] There were 7% properties available as vacancies.[11] The median age of housing was 5.0 years.[11] The median housing value is at $345,000.[12]

Sports and entertainment center

One Loudoun, a new multimillion-dollar residential, sports, and entertainment development designed to be the downtown area of Loudoun County, and contains the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, restaurants, and housing, as well as the Edelman Financial Field, a planned baseball stadium designed to be the centerpiece of the area.[22]